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1952 Severo-Kurilsk tsunami

1952 CE · Soviet Union, Asia · Disaster

1952 Severo-Kurilsk tsunami
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The 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The Mw 8. 8–9. 0 earthquake occurred on 5 November 1952 at 04:58 local time, triggering a major tsunami that struck the Kuril Islands and the Kamchatka Peninsula within the Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union.

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